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Craft and StructureHardFunction of a sentence in a passage about a clock

Craft and Structure practice question

The station clock has been five minutes fast since 1911. Legend says the stationmaster set it forward so that passengers would stop missing trains; the railway company, when asked, said it was simply never corrected. Whatever the reason, the town has lived by it for a century, and the shops on the square open by station time rather than by their own watches.

Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "Whatever the reason, the town has lived by it for a century" in the text as a whole?

  1. A. It sets aside the question of why the clock is fast and turns to the effect it has had.Correct
  2. B. It supports the legend of the stationmaster.
  3. C. It supports the railway company's explanation.
  4. D. It argues that the clock should be corrected.

Answer: A. It sets aside the question of why the clock is fast and turns to the effect it has had.

From cause, unresolved, to effect.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It supports the legend of the stationmaster.
It declines to choose.
C. It supports the railway company's explanation.
It declines to choose.
D. It argues that the clock should be corrected.
No such argument.

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